Checkrein-holder for harness.



No. 797,807. PATENTE D 12176.22, 1905. G. E. HAWKINS.

OHBOKREIN HOLDER FOR HARNESS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY12..1904.

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CHARLES EARL HAWKINS, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSCURI.

OHECKRElN-HOLDER FOR HARNESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

Application filed May 12, 1904- Serial No. 207,582-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES EARL HAWKINS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State ofMissouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Checkrein-Holdersfor Harness, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to checkrein-holders for harness, the object ofwhich is to provide a cheap, simple, and durable device for quickly,easily, and firmly securing a checkrein-to the back-band of a harness.These objects I attain by the means of the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a vertical cross-seetional view of the entire device. Fig. 2is a detailed view showing the post which is secured to the gigsaddle orback-band for holding the collar. Fig. 3 shows a detailed view of thecollar to which the rein is attached and also a billet for locking thesame in position.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

A represents the gig'saddle or back-band of an ordinary harness. Brepresents the jockeysaddle usually secured to said back-band. Theback-band or gig-saddle is provided with the ordinary hole for receivingthe shank C of the post C. Said shank is provided with screwthreads anda nut for securing the same in the gig-saddle for holding it firmly inposi tion. Said post may be perpendicular with the gig-saddle, but ispreferably made inclining a little backward, as shown in Fig. 1, toprevent the, collar from being pulled or slipped forward. Said post isalso provided with a slot or opening C for receiving the strap or billetI). When said strap or billet is placed in the said slot, it preventsthe collar E from slipping up. Said collar is provided with a slot E tofit closely over the post C and also has a slot E for securing the strapor billet I) and a slot E for receiving the checkrein or a strap Gr,connecting with the same.

The device is operated thus: The post C is secured in the back-band sothat the straight or concave side will be backward. The collar E isplaced over the post C, and the billet or strap D is turned up throughthe slot C in the post, and thus locks the collar in position. Bywithdrawing the billet or strap D the collar can be slipped up off thepost, thus making a quick and easy means of firmly and se curelyfastening the checkrein in position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

In a fastening for a checkrein, a post provided with screw-threads, anut, and a slot for receiving abillet, said post inclining backward forholding and preventing the collar from slipping ofi combined with acollar having a slot for receiving the said post, said collar having abillet or strap attached thereto for entering the slot in the post, anda checkrein, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES EARL HA'WKINS.

Witnesses A. W. HAWKINS, ANNA A. BAL'IZ.

